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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 341 3
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By: Senator A. Clark 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR FEES, EXPENSES 9
AND COSTS IMPOSED ON A JUVENILE OR PARENT, GUARDIAN, 10
OR CUSTODIAN OF A JUVENILE FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE 11
OFFICE OF THE COURTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 12
30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 13
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AN ACT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE FOR 17
COURTS FEES, EXPENSES AND COSTS IMPOSED 18
ON A JUVENILE OR PARENT, GUARDIAN, OR 19
CUSTODIAN OF A JUVENILE APPROPRIATION FOR 20
THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. 21
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23
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SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - JUVENILE FEES, EXPENSES AND COSTS . There is 25
hereby appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts , to be 26
payable from the State Central Services Fund , for fees, expenses and costs 27
imposed on a Juvenile or Parent, Guardian, or Custodian of a Juvenile for the 28
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the sum of........................ $140,000. 29
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SECTION 2. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 31
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 32
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 33
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 34
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 35
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 36 SB341
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control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 1
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 2
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 3
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SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 5
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 6
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 7
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 8
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 9
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 10
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 11
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 12
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SECTION 4. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 14
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 15
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 16
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 17
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 18
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 19
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 20
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 21
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 22
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 23
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 24
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